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Goose and Ellen: On the Classic Kiwi Road Trip
We put it to the vote, and it turns out that the thing you're all looking forward to the most this summer is a classic kiwi road trip! Our well...
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Sustainability
Wool
ZQRX - another step on our sustainability journey
There's wool, and there's wool done right. ZQ is a wool certification standard that stands for better quality - for the animals, for the planet, for you. Established in 2006,...
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Collaboration
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Outdoors
From here and for here: Swanndri & Little Biddy Gin
Although Swanndri and Reefton Distilling Co. craft quite different products, we've got a lot in common. Collaborating on a limited edition release of Little Biddy Gin seemed to come about...
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Outdoors
People
The Origins of Oilskin
There's nothing worse than getting wet, right? If you think it's a bit of a niggle now, imagine what it was like for sailors on the high seas or farmers...
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North Island
NZ
People
Swanndri & Ken Swainson - Swanndri for Generations
When Ken Swainson first started farming back in 1964, the Young Farmers Association set him up with an essential piece of farming kit: a Swanndri. "I was born in '48....
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South Island
Formerly The Blackball Hilton
Famous. Infamous. Curious. Haunted. Unmissable. Lots of words have been used to describe Formerly The Blackball Hilton. They're probably all a little bit true. All we can say is: it's...
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